GoPro's budget Hero action cam upgrades to 4:3 4K video and SuperView Digital Lens

The Hero is a 2024 GoPro action camera stripped of features such as a front-facing screen in order to weigh just 86 grams (g) and cost just $179 on Amazon, as opposed to $338.53 for its flagship counterpart the Hero 13 Black (and even then just because it is currently 15% off its typical $399.99 price).

Nevertheless, the company has updated its new entry-level variant to get the most out of its 4K-capable sensor with a new full-size 4:3 aspect-ratio that can be selected while filming.

GoPro asserts that it will make point-of-view videos all the more convincing and engaging, not to mention all the more social media-ready thanks to their taller nature.

For those who still prefer videos in "so insanely wide" 16:9, there is also a new SuperView Digital Lens setting that can be applied during editing.

The SuperView Digital Lens and 4K 4:3 aspect ratio video settings should be hitting units of the Hero from now via updates to the GoPro and GoPro Quik apps respectively.